Composing stick for matrices of typographical machines



COMPOSING STICK FOR MATRICES OF TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINES Filed April 8, 1927 Patented Jan ltl, 3.925.

UttlTED rates ELMER E..BEARD, OE OLYMPIA, WASHiNGTON.

COMEEGSING- STICK F03 IKATEILCES 9F TYPGGEAPHIOAL IVEACI-IINES.

Application filed April 8,

The object of my invention is to provide a composing stick for matrices whereby a printer with asingle magaZine-linotype is enabled to use all sizes of matrices from to forty eight point without change or magazine, so that the use of my improved stick without, in any way, interfering with the operation of the machine adds to the linotype and similar line casting type setting machines all the advantages oi the "l'Judiow" and similar nonmagazine line casting machines.

In small plants that still have the older models oi typesetting machines without the universal knife block or recess mold, my stick will be found of great in providing for the use of a number of up-todate job and advertising fonts from ti to la; point at a minimum cost.

in the larger shops where they have multiple magazine machines, the range oi? work is limited to the number or magazines. The machines will not set letters that are very greatly extended and even with the most up to date'n'iultiple magazine machines 6 or 8 fonts of matrices are all that maybe carried without change of magazine. My improved stick will allow them to handle any number of fonts of large and extended matrices.

With my improved composing stick for matrices it is possible with the extrafonts of matrices, to do all job work and the setting of advertising on a one magazine machine. In fact, it enables the linotype to double its capacity in this respect that, in addition to its own capacity, it is now able to do the work of the Ludlowi and other nonmagazine line casting typesetting ma;

chines.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved composing stick.

Figure 2 is a similar view with some of the parts in a different position.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 38, Figure 1.

Figure 1 is a sectional view on the line 4-4, Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

The handle of my stick consists of the base'5 and the side wall 6; the side wall extending beyond the forward end of the base as at 7 (see Figures 1 and 2). and corn stituting one of the end walls of the mat chamber, said end wall 7 being notched as at 8 to align with a corresponding notch in 1827. $eria1 no. 182,120. 7

the matrices of the linotype and similar line casting type setting machines. I

The stationary wall 9 oi the mat holder is rigidly secured to the forward end or the handle 5 and is also secured to the side wall 6 of the handle by means of a gusset 10. The movable rear wall 11 of the mat holder carries the end wall 12 of the holder vhich like the end wall 7 is notched in its upper edge as at 13 in alignment with the notch 8.

A lug 1e projects rearwardly from vthe movable rear wall 11 to which one end of the coiled spring 15 is attached, the other end of the spring being secured to the wall 6 of the handle, said spring tending to d aw the movable walls 11 and 12 toward the side Wall 8 of the mat holder, but this tendency is resisted by the rack bar 16 which is secured to the rear movable wall ll'and projects through and travels in a slot 17' in the rear wall 9, the movement of which is controlled by the pawl 18 whichis pivoted at 19 to the flange 6 of the handle. This pawl is provided with an operating handle 20. A tlat spring 21 is secured at one end to the handle 5, while its other end is in engage ment with the pawl 18 to normally hold the pawl against the flange 6 and return it to that position after it has been operated.

The pawl 8 is provided with a slot 22, where by it may be inoved endwise relatively to the pivot 19. This pawl 18 is provided with finger pull 23 to which one end of the spring 24 is attached while the other end of the spring is secured to the rear wall 9 of the holder, whereby the pawl is held in operative engagement with the rack 16' It is, of course, understood that the stationary end wall 7 is provided with a slot 25 through which one end oi: the movable rear wall 11 passes when the spring 15 pulls the end wall 12 toward the end wall 7.

A movable bottom 26 is normally positioned under the mat holder to support the mats, and is provided with a stem 27 which is slidably secured to the handle 5 by means ol the'bolts, set screws, or rivets, 28, which operate in the elongated slots QQ'tormed in the handle 5, said stem 27 being provided with an arm 30 that projects beyond the side edge of the handle 5 as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

The movable wall 11 is provided with a rib 31, downwardly inclined, so that the mats will stand snugly in the holder when the top edge of the rear walls are below the ears lit? of the mat, whereby the mats may be picked from the holder by the ears as they are taken out to be distributed. This bar 31 moves through a corresponding slot in the end wall 7. This bar 8-1 is graduated to picas and halt picas so that the stick is quickly adjusted to any measure. It the machine is to set slugs l3 ems, or picas, long, it is necessary to open the side walls of the stick to 13 pica ems.

ll lien a sufiicien ninnber of mats to make a line have been laced in the holder, the operator places thumb on the arm 23 and pulls the pawl 8 backward, thereby disengaging it from the rack 16, whereupon the spring 15 pulls the end wall 12 and the rear wall 11 toward the end wall 7 whereby the mats are firmly clamped between the end walls 7 and 12; the rear wall 11 sliding through the slot 25.

The operator then places the stick in assembler of the linotype, and presses his finger against the handle 20 to throw the end of the pawl 18 outward and to the right whereupon the rack (and with it the end wall 12) are moved toward the right so that the matrices are tree to drop freely into the assembler oi the linotype.

Previous to this operation, however, the ,inderplate has been pulled back, (to the dotted line position) by pulling on the arm 30, thus leaving the mats free to drop into the assembler when the pawl 18 has been moved to the right, opening slightly the end walls or jaws 7 and 12.

As soon as the linotype has made the, cast and the matrices have been transferred to the second elevator of the machine, the second elevator is stopped and the end walls 7 and 12 of the stick opened by pressure of thumb applied to left end of rear wall 11, toward the right, the stick is then slipped over the mats as they hang from the second elevator, and the operator again pulls the arm 23 disengaging the pawl 18 from the rack 16, thus allowing the spring 15 to clamp the end walls firmly against the mats which are then sl d oil" at the left end of the elevator.

The operator now moves, above described, the end wall 12 and distributes the matrices to their various boxes in the case.

Vi hat I claim is:

1. A composing stick for matrices of line casting type setting machines, including chamber for the mats, and a movable bottom for said chamber.

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2. A composing stick for mats of line casting type setting machines, including an extensible chamber for the matrices, and a movable bot-tom for said chamber.

8. A composing stick for mats of line casting machines, including an extensible chamber for the matrices, means to hold the chamber in extended position and a movable bottom for said chamber.

4. A composing stick for mats of line casting mach incs, vcomgrisin a m atrix holder, having an adjustable end, means to hold said end in extended position until the matrices are set, and means to move said end to lock the matrices in the holder.

5. ii composing stick for matrices of line casting machines, comprising a matrix holder, having adjustable ends, means to hold said end in extended position until the matrices are set, and means to nove said end to lock the matrices in the holder, and a movable bottom for the holder which, when moved, permits the matrices to be dropped vertically into an assembler.

6. A composing sticx for matrices of line casting machines, comprising a matrix hold or having a fixed and a movable section, a handle connected with said holder, a racir bar on the movable section of the holder, a releasable locking element on the handle engaging said rack bar, means to move the movable section toward the hired section when said pawl is released from said rack.

7. A composing stick for matrices of line casting machines, comprising matrix holder having a fixed and a movable section, a handle connected with said holder, a rack bar on the movable section of the holder, a, releasable locking element on the handle engaging said rack bar, means to move the movable section toward the fixed section when said pawl is released from said rack, a bottom for the holder, and means to remove said bottom irom beneath the holder.

8. A con'iposing stick for mats of: line casting machines, comprising handle, a matholder, one end wall of which is movable toward the other, a rack bar connected with the movable end wall, a tension spring between the movable end wall and the handle, a pawl mounted on the handle, and means to operate this pawl, a movable bottom for the holder, and means to move said bottom from beneath the holder.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ELMER E. BEARD. 

